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admiralawesome4213
ohhh so *thats* why all the billionaires are trying to race to space. new tax dodging loophole! /s
torp
Technically he was aboard a US ship thus in US territory.
CrimeSceneShoe
"forgotten"
bayesiancuttlefish
Doubtful this is him, doesn’t look anything like Kevin Bacon.
FizzyBacon
Excuses excuses, would someone going on an extended vacation get the same accommodations? That’s what I would have said if I picked up that call from NASA and I would have fined his space ass all the way to the moon and back!
RummageSaleBubbler
Elon... go to space.
sadurdaynight
"... and that's why the MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU NEED TO DO during training is MAKE SURE YOUR TAXES ARE DONE!"
madeejit
"No, *we* don't have a problem, Jack. *You* have a problem. "
ROBOTvsMAN
I thought he would just circle the globe enough times to file on time.
ROBOTvsMAN
*remind himself to do it.
cabbageisdelicious
I love that lol
cousteau
I mean…
bloxxing
very kind of them.
EverythingYourMotherWarnedYouAbout
Imagine if the IRS said no.
Abfallkonto
Turns out the IRS is pretty cool about working with people (even the non-rich). Their job is to get the money, and it’s more effective for them to work with you; as long as g as you are cooperating they’re cool. If you’re actively blocking or misleading them, however…
EBrarian
I guess this is the real reason for the Apollo 13 moon fly-by and prompt return : not technical malfunction but an IRS court order ;)
PlaceHolderTitle
Successfully lands on earth is brought aboard the air craft carrier to cheering crowds and immediately detained on the flight deck for tax evasion.
AdroitCudgel
Technically he was still inside the country. As he was inside US made space vessel which is US territory. However, special people get special privileges.
stephseviltwinII
He forgot? I thought astronauts are supposed to be smart
CyberpunkEnthusisast
Bet he wishes he never returned.
elvianempire
why? paying taxes is bad now?
cousteau
I wouldn't say paying taxes specifically, but I mean… *points everywhere*
Angel337
I think there's a Russian astronaut that was accused of draft dodging because he left Russia
DarknessOfIce
Don't know if it's the guy you're thinking of, but there's Sergei Krikalev. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the military personnel of Russia were supposed to report to the new Russian army. He didn't, but he had a good excuse: he was still on Mir. His country disappeared under him while was in space
sumthinsumthinsumthin
The IRS hates this one crazy loophole.
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
Rockstarwizkidd
No wonder Musk is trying to populate Mars
HandoB4Javert
Musk still uses it today...
CardboardEmpress
He's not out of country, only out of his mind
HandoB4Javert
GlenL
Well of course, he was in the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism
unluckyandbored
Yet.
TheFleets
SPACE!!
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
PlaceHolderTitle
HoracioGutierrezSantaAna
Yet...
MBdub210
More like “back then…”
ragingbud
“That’s no joke, they’ll jump on him.”
Pokegeologist
What are they gonna do, send a CID agent up to meet him?
Odincdaj522004
"From my chair here, this is the last option."
pyroshen
Houston, we fucked up
moofunk
The movie did him dirty, but the tax part is supposedly accurate.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
How did the movie do him dirty?
moofunk
Jack Swigert wasn't a rookie. In fact he was the most experienced command module pilot and wrote the manual on flying it, and he was every bit as well trained as Ken Mattingly for the Apollo 13 mission. The crew didn't have any dramatic arguments and Jack wasn't a lesser trained hothead outsider, and I think that portraying him as one was a bit dirty, since he isn't with us anymore to defend himself.
Daywalker27
PutItInNeutral
mikeatike
He wrong
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
But the US planted a flag on the moon. Doesn't that make it a US territory?
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retailmemedrone
Apollo 13 never landed but also all missions which did land required all astronauts to fill out passports for the trip out of country as well
Nuclearun
Not that I disagree with everyone else's assessment on whether the US "Owns" the moon or not, they are missing the point: Apollo 13 spent (functionally) all of it's time more than 12 miles from shore, meaning it was in international waters at the time.
BillHubbard
No, that makes it littering.
license2kilt
Apollo 13 never actually landed on the moon.
twentydollarbanana
“And backed up by this gun I got from the NRA” I loved that stand up
CeterumCenseo
Due to solar radiation, that flag has lost all color and is now completely white, meaning the moon is now French territory
RootMeanSqr
Or the Confederacy has risen again.
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TravisTee34
"Well, we're OUT of cake! We only had three pieces and didn't expect such areush!"
kermot
Well then I'll have the CHICKEN!
jrredneck
But 13 never touched down on the moon only a flyby.
Jimbo64
The crew of Apollo 11 planted the first flag.
javadad60
Totallyscrewedinaustin
It was supposed too, though, until The Incident!
jrredneck
speedislife
Nope, the Outer Space Treaty prohibits it even if you leave your flag lying around. "outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means" https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
worm61
But isn’t the ship itself technically American soil?
RootMeanSqr
Rules are subject to change if the opportunity arises.
AgentCatherine
Something tells me that’ll get dissolved soon.
TheBlueMuppet
That just means: Space Pirates. Do what you want.
FoamingToad
Are the space pirates Mouretsu?
thegreatninjaman
is the moon really space though?
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
PirateBootySometimesTooty
This just means it belongs to whomever builds the first defense fortress there.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
As it always has through history lol. Treaties are just dancing with the knife behind your back. It's all just chess when countries have expansionist ambitions.
kayakninjas
No, see, they thought of that. It's illegal to put weapons or fortifications up there, too, so it'll be peaceful and open to everyone forever.
RootMeanSqr
Sure, lets ignore human history.